Nine Facts About Student Debt and Solutions to Make College More Affordable.
Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases national and state-level data on U.S. employment, which provide useful information about the state of the labor market and progress toward building back better.
Mar 11 2022
Economic Update - March 11, 2022
March 15, 2022, is Women’s Equal Pay Day, the day that represents how far into the year an American woman has to work on average in order to earn as much as an American man earned on average in the past year.
The expansion of the CTC, included in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, was one of the largest-ever single-year tax cuts for families with children. It dramatically increased the value of the CTC from $2,000 per child to up to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child between age 6 and 17, putting money in the pockets of low- and middle-income families to pay for household expenses like food, rent, utilities and child care.
Mar 08 2022
President Biden Continues the Trend of Strong Economic Growth and Job Creation Under Democratic Presidents
Since the Great Depression, the economy has fared better under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents. This fact holds true regardless of the economic measure used: Economic growth, employment, job creation, income and productivity have all been stronger under Democratic presidents.
Mar 04 2022
Economic Update - March 4, 2022
Mar 01 2022
The U.S. Economy Experienced a Record Rebound During President Biden’s First Year in Office
The U.S. economy improved more during President Joe Biden’s first year in office than in the first 12 months of any other president in the past 50 years. Job growth, economic growth, retail sales and business creation are all up, while unemployment and unemployment insurance claims are down significantly. While there have been challenges, President Biden’s bold leadership has continued to meet them, and across all of these metrics, conditions not only improved but exceeded expectations as the United States continues its robust recovery from the pandemic recession.
